# EuroBasket 1987

The 1987 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1987, was the 25th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. It was held in Greece between 3 and 14 June 1987. Twelve national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Europe, the sport's regional governing body. The Peace and Friendship Stadium, located in the Neo Faliron in Piraeus, Attica, was the hosting venue of the tournament. The host, Greece, won its first FIBA European title by defeating the defending champions and heavily favored Soviet Union, with a 103–101 score in a gripping final decided in overtime. Greece's Nikos Galis was voted the tournament's MVP.

## Venues

All games were played at the Peace and Friendship Stadium in Piraeus, Attica.
| Piraeus | Peace and Friendship Stadium Capacity: 17,000 Opened in 1983 |

## Qualification

A total of twelve teams qualified for the tournament. To the top seven teams from the previous tournament, four more teams were granted berths via a qualifying tournament. Greece qualified as hosts of the tournament.
* Hosts:
** Greece
* Top seven teams from Eurobasket 1985:
** Czechoslovakia
** France
** Italy
** Soviet Union
** Spain
** West Germany
** Yugoslavia
* Top four teams from the qualifying stage:
** Israel
** Netherlands
** Poland
** Romania

## Format

* The teams were split in two groups of six teams each. The top four teams from each group advance to the quarterfinals. The winners in the knockout semifinals advance to the Final, and the losers figure in a third-place playoff.
* The losers from the quarterfinals stage compete in a separate bracket to define places 5th through 8th in the final standings.
* The fifth and sixth teams from each group competed in another bracket to define places 9th through 12th in the final standings.

## Preliminary round

* Qualified for the semifinals

### Group A

    Times given below are in Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3).
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 0 | 501 | 399 | +102 | 10 |
| Yugoslavia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 473 | 421 | +52 | 8 |
| Spain | 5 | 3 | 2 | 497 | 455 | +42 | 8 |
| Greece | 5 | 3 | 2 | 430 | 399 | +31 | 8 |
| France | 5 | 1 | 4 | 395 | 471 | −76 | 6 |
| Romania | 5 | 0 | 5 | 410 | 561 | −151 | 5 |
* 3 June 14:30
* Boxscore
| Spain | 111–70 | France |
| Scoring by half: 48–34, 63–36 |||
| Pts: San Epifanio 34 | | Pts: Dubuisson 17 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens Referees: Paul Housman (USA), Wieslaw Zych (POL)
* 3 June 20:00
* Boxscore
| Romania | 77–109 | Greece |
| Scoring by half: 46–60, 28–49 |||
| Pts: Brănișteanu 14 | | Pts: Galis 44 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Lubomir Kotleba (TCH), Peter George (FRG)
* 3 June 22:00
* Boxscore
| Yugoslavia | 93–100 | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 41–44, 52–56 |||
| Pts: D. Petrović 26 | | Pts: Marčiulionis 18 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens Referees: Stavros Douvis (GRE), Todd Warnick (ISR)
* 4 June 12:00
* Boxscore
| Romania | 98–116 | Spain |
| Scoring by half: 51–70, 47–46 |||
| Pts: Niculescu 19 | | Pts: Jiménez 24 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens Referees: Alan Richardson (ENG), Richard Steeves (CAN)
* 4 June 17:00
* Boxscore
| Soviet Union | 107–78 | France |
| Scoring by half: 55–37, 52–41 |||
| Pts: Valters 22 | | Pts: Hufnagel, Ostrowski 18 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens Referees: Maurizio Martolini (ITA), Jan Van Rennen (NED)
* 4 June 22:00
* Boxscore
| Yugoslavia | 78–84 | Greece |
| Scoring by half: 49–42, 29–42 |||
| Pts: Paspalj 24 | | Pts: Galis 44 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens Attendance: 17,000 Referees: Wieslaw Zych (POL), Paul Housman (USA)
* 5 June 10:00
* Boxscore
| Soviet Union | 121–74 | Romania |
| Scoring by half: 66–29, 55–45 |||
| Pts: Valters 23 | | Pts: Brănișteanu 20 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens Referees: Jan Van Rennen (NED), Peter George (FRG)
* 5 June 20:00
* Boxscore
| Greece | 89–106 | Spain |
| Scoring by half: 38–55, 51–51 |||
| Pts: Galis 35 | | Pts: Jiménez 28 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens Attendance: 16,000 Referees: Richard Steeves (CAN), Todd Warnick (ISR)
* 5 June 22:00
* Boxscore
| Yugoslavia | 88–83 | France |
| Scoring by half: 50–46, 38–37 |||
| Pts: D. Petrović 34 | | Pts: Ostrowski 20 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens Referees: Lubomir Kotleba (TCH), Alan Richardson (ENG)
* 6 June 15:00
* Boxscore
| France | 95–83 | Romania |
| Scoring by half: 46–47, 49–36 |||
| Pts: Ostrowski 25 | | Pts: Ermurache 30 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens Referees: Wieslaw Zych (POL), Todd Warnick (ISR)
* 6 June 17:00
* Boxscore
| Yugoslavia | 94–76 | Spain |
| Scoring by half: 54–36, 40–40 |||
| Pts: D. Petrović 26 | | Pts: San Epifanio, Solozábal 20 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens Referees: Maurizio Martolini (ITA), Paul Housman (USA)
* 6 June 22:00
* Boxscore
| Greece | 66–69 | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 37–30, 29–39 |||
| Pts: Galis 31 | | Pts: Marčiulionis 22 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens Referees: Lubomir Kotleba (TCH), Alan Richardson (ENG)
* 7 June 10:00
* Boxscore
| Yugoslavia | 120–78 | Romania |
| Scoring by half: 69–43, 51–35 |||
| Pts: Divac 25 | | Pts: Cernat 19 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens Referees: Peter George (FRG), Jan Van Rennen (NED)
* 7 June 17:00
* Boxscore
| Spain | 88–104 | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 51–45, 37–59 |||
| Pts: Jiménez 20 | | Pts: Marčiulionis, Tikhonenko 22 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens Referees: Wieslaw Zych (POL), Richard Steeves (CAN)
* 7 June 22:00
* Boxscore
| France | 69–82 | Greece |
| Scoring by half: 38–38, 31–44 |||
| Pts: Dacoury 15 | | Pts: Galis 34 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens Referees: Paul Housman (USA), Georgy Avalishvili (URS)

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Italy | 5 | 5 | 0 | 467 | 379 | +88 | 10 |
| West Germany | 5 | 3 | 2 | 428 | 447 | −19 | 8 |
| Poland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 432 | 434 | −2 | 8 |
| Czechoslovakia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 436 | 437 | −1 | 7 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 4 | 380 | 430 | −50 | 6 |
| Israel | 5 | 1 | 4 | 422 | 438 | −16 | 6 |
* 3 June 10:00
* Boxscore
| Israel | 99–83 | Czechoslovakia |
| Scoring by half: 44–40, 55–43 |||
| Pts: Jamchi 37 | | Pts: Kropilák 20 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Yvan Mainini (FRA), Philippe Leemann (SUI)
* 3 June 12:00
* Boxscore
| Poland | 91–84 | Netherlands |
| Scoring by half: 41–45, 50–39 |||
| Pts: Zelig 29 | | Pts: Smits 31 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens Referees: Richard Steeves (CAN), Vicente Sanchís (ESP)
* 3 June 16:30
* Boxscore
| Italy | 84–78 | West Germany |
| Scoring by half: 46–38, 38–40 |||
| Pts: Riva 28 | | Pts: Jackel 31 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens Referees: Kostas Rigas (GRE), Alan Richardson (ENG)
* 4 June 10:00
* Boxscore
| Israel | 60–61 | Netherlands |
| Scoring by half: 24–43, 36–18 |||
| Pts: Jamchi 36 | | Pts: Smits 20 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens Referees: Kostas Rigas (GRE), George Chiraleu (ROU)
* 4 June 15:00
* Boxscore
| Poland | 85–99 | Italy |
| Scoring by half: 44–54, 41–48 |||
| Pts: Zelig 26 | | Pts: Riva 29 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens Referees: Radoslav Petrović (YUG), Philippe Leemann (SUI)
* 4 June 20:00
* Boxscore
| Czechoslovakia | 95–72 | West Germany |
| Scoring by half: 48–31, 47–41 |||
| Pts: Kropilák 24 | | Pts: Jackel, Welp 14 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens Referees: Yvan Mainini (FRA), Georgy Avalishvili (URS)
* 5 June 12:00
* Boxscore
| Netherlands | 71–95 | Italy |
| Scoring by half: 33–43, 38–52 |||
| Pts: te Velde 16 | | Pts: Riva 18 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens Referees: Yvan Mainini (FRA), Georgy Avalishvili (URS)
* 5 June 14:00
* Boxscore
| Israel | 107–112 (OT) | West Germany |
| Scoring by half: 40–49, 58–49 Overtime: 9–14 |||
| Pts: LaVon Mercer 28 | | Pts: Jackel 40 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus Referees: Radoslav Petrović (YUG), Vicente Sanchís (ESP)
* 5 June 17:00
* Boxscore
| Czechoslovakia | 84–87 | Poland |
| Scoring by half: 46–49, 38–38 |||
| Pts: Kropilák 20 | | Pts: Zelig 30 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens Referees: Stavros Douvis (GRE), Paul Housman (USA)
* 6 June 10:00
* Boxscore
| West Germany | 90–86 | Poland |
| Scoring by half: 43–48, 47–38 |||
| Pts: Jackel, Welp 25 | | Pts: Zelig 27 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens Referees: Kostas Rigas (GRE), Richard Steeves (CAN)
* 6 June 12:00
* Boxscore
| Netherlands | 89–108 | Czechoslovakia |
| Scoring by half: 40–48, 49–60 |||
| Pts: Smits 30 | | Pts: Jelínek 26 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens Referees: Radoslav Petrović (YUG), Vicente Sanchís (ESP)
* 6 June 20:00
* Boxscore
| Israel | 79–99 | Italy |
| Scoring by half: 41–56, 38–43 |||
| Pts: Jamchi 34 | | Pts: Riva 20 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens Referees: Stavros Douvis (GRE), Philippe Leemann (SUI)
* 7 June 12:00
* Boxscore
| West Germany | 76–75 | Netherlands |
| Scoring by half: 36–45, 40–30 |||
| Pts: Jackel 27 | | Pts: Smits 23 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens Referees: Stavros Douvis (GRE), Philippe Leemann (SUI)
* 7 June 15:00
* Boxscore
| Israel | 77–83 | Poland |
| Scoring by half: 45–43, 32–40 |||
| Pts: Jamchi 24 | | Pts: Zelig 31 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens Referees: Alan Richardson (ENG), Vicente Sanchís (ESP)
* 7 June 20:00
* Boxscore
| Italy | 90–66 | Czechoslovakia |
| Scoring by half: 48–40, 42–26 |||
| Pts: Riva 32 | | Pts: Okáč 14 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens Referees: Kostas Rigas (GRE), Yvan Mainini (FRA)

## Knockout stage
### Championship bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 9 June – 19:30 | 9 June – 19:30 | | | |
| Soviet Union | 110 | | | |
| Soviet Union | 110 | 12 June – 19:30 | 12 June – 19:30 | | |
| Czechoslovakia | 91 | 12 June – 19:30 | 12 June – 19:30 | |
| Czechoslovakia | 91 | Soviet Union | 113 | |
| 9 June – 21:30 | 9 June – 21:30 | | Soviet Union | 113 | |
| 9 June – 21:30 | 9 June – 21:30 | Spain | 96 | |
| Spain | 107 | Spain | 96 | |
| Spain | 107 | | | | 14 June – 20:00 | 14 June – 20:00 |
| West Germany | 77 | | | | 14 June – 20:00 | 14 June – 20:00 |
| West Germany | 77 | | | | Soviet Union | 101 |
| 10 June – 19:30 | 10 June – 19:30 | | | | | Soviet Union | 101 |
| 10 June – 19:30 | 10 June – 19:30 | | | | Greece | 103 |
| Italy | 78 | | | | Greece | 103 |
| Italy | 78 | 12 June – 21:30 | 12 June – 21:30 | | | |
| Greece | 90 | 12 June – 21:30 | 12 June – 21:30 | | | |
| Greece | 90 | Greece | 81 | | | |
| 10 June – 21:30 | 10 June – 21:30 | | Greece | 81 | | | |
| 10 June – 21:30 | 10 June – 21:30 | Yugoslavia | 77 | | Third place | Third place |
| Poland | 81 | Yugoslavia | 77 | | Third place | Third place |
| Poland | 81 | | | | 13 June – 21:30 | 13 June – 21:30 |
| Yugoslavia | 128 | | | | 13 June – 21:30 | 13 June – 21:30 |
| Yugoslavia | 128 | | | | Spain | 87 |
| | | | | | Yugoslavia | 98 |

#### Quarterfinals

* 9 June 19:30
* Boxscore
| Soviet Union | 110–91 | Czechoslovakia |
| Scoring by half: 55–51, 55–40 |||
| Pts: Volkov 25 | | Pts: Havlík 26 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens. Referees: Todd Warnick (ISR), Philippe Leemann (SUI)
* 9 June 21:30
* Boxscore
| Spain | 107–77 | West Germany |
| Scoring by half: 56–34, 51–43 |||
| Pts: San Epifanio 33 | | Pts: Jackel 14 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens Referees: Wieslaw Zych (POL), Alan Richardson (ENG)
* 10 June 19:30
* Boxscore
| Italy | 78–90 | Greece |
| Scoring by half: 35–49, 43–41 |||
| Pts: Riva 23 | | Pts: Galis 38 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens Attendance: 16,000 Referees: Richard Steeves (CAN), Yvan Mainini (FRA)
* 10 June 21:30
* Boxscore
| Poland | 81–128 | Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 33–58, 48–70 |||
| Pts: Zelig 15 | | Pts: Grbović 24 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens Referees: Lubomir Kotleba (TCH), Paul Housman (USA)

#### Semifinals

* 12 June 19:30
* Boxscore
| Soviet Union | 113–96 | Spain |
| Scoring by half: 55–47, 58–49 |||
| Pts: Marčiulionis 26 | | Pts: Jiménez 30 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens Referees: Richard Steeves (CAN), Lubomir Kotleba (TCH)
* 12 June 21:30
* Boxscore
| Greece | 81–77 | Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 35–45, 46–32 |||
| Pts: Galis 30 | | Pts: D. Petrović 22 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens Attendance: 18,000 Referees: Yvan Mainini (FRA), Todd Warnick (ISR)

#### Third place

* 13 June 21:30
* Boxscore
| Spain | 87–98 | Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 51–42, 36–56 |||
| Pts: Romay, San Epifanio 17 | | Pts: D. Petrović 31 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens Referees: Costas Rigas (GRE), Peter George (FRG)

#### Final

* 14 June 20:00
* Boxscore
| Soviet Union | 101–103 (OT) | Greece |
| Scoring by half: 41–42, 48–47 Overtime: 12–14 |||
| Pts: Valters 21 | | Pts: Galis 40 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens Attendance: 17,000 Referees: Richard Steeves (CAN), Vicente Sanchís (ESP)

### 5th to 8th place

| Classification round | Classification round | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 11 June – 19:30 | 11 June – 19:30 |
| Czechoslovakia | 91 |
| Czechoslovakia | 91 | 14 June – 18:00 | 14 June – 18:00 |
| West Germany | 93 | 14 June – 18:00 | 14 June – 18:00 |
| West Germany | 93 | West Germany | 84 |
| 11 June – 21:30 | 11 June – 21:30 | | West Germany | 84 |
| 11 June – 21:30 | 11 June – 21:30 | Italy | 87 |
| Italy | 93 | Italy | 87 |
| Poland | 75 | | |
| Poland | 75 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 13 June – 19:30 | 13 June – 19:30 |
| | | Czechoslovakia | 92 |
| | | Poland | 96 |
* 11 June 19:30
* Boxscore
| Czechoslovakia | 91–93 | West Germany |
| Scoring by half: 44–50, 47–43 |||
| Pts: Kropilák 19 | | Pts: Jackel 23 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens Referees: Georgy Avalishvili (URS), Jan Van Renen (NED)
* 11 June 21:30
* Boxscore
| Italy | 93–75 | Poland |
| Scoring by half: 44–32, 49–43 |||
| Pts: Morandotti 22 | | Pts: Zelig 20 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens Referees: Stavros Douvis (GRE), Vicente Sanchís (ESP)
* 13 June 19:30
* Boxscore
| Czechoslovakia | 92–96 | Poland |
| Scoring by half: 52–45, 40–51 |||
| Pts: Matický 18 | | Pts: Zelig 33 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens Referees: Stavros Douvis (GRE), Philippe Leemann (SUI)
* 14 June 18:00
* Boxscore
| West Germany | 84–87 | Italy |
| Scoring by half: 44–51, 40–36 |||
| Pts: Welp 17 | | Pts: Riva 26 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens Referees: Stavros Douvis (GRE), Wieslaw Zych (POL)

### 9th to 12th place

| Classification round | Classification round | Ninth place | Ninth place |
| 9 June – 17:30 | 9 June – 17:30 |
| France | 96 |
| France | 96 | 13 June – 17:30 | 13 June – 17:30 |
| Israel | 93 | 13 June – 17:30 | 13 June – 17:30 |
| Israel | 93 | France | 94 |
| 10 June – 17:30 | 10 June – 17:30 | | France | 94 |
| 10 June – 17:30 | 10 June – 17:30 | Netherlands | 80 |
| Romania | 87 | Netherlands | 80 |
| Netherlands | 88 | | |
| Netherlands | 88 | Eleventh place | Eleventh place |
| | | 11 June – 17:30 | 11 June – 17:30 |
| | | Israel | 97 |
| | | Romania | 87 |
* 9 June 17:30
* Boxscore
| France | 96–93 | Israel |
| Scoring by half: 44–50, 52–43 |||
| Pts: Dubuisson 36 | | Pts: LaVon Mercer 34 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens Referees: Costas Rigas (GRE), George Chiraleu (ROU)
* 10 June 17:30
* Boxscore
| Romania | 87–88 | Netherlands |
| Scoring by half: 35–55, 52–33 |||
| Pts: Niculescu 29 | | Pts: Smits 36 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens Referees: Alan Richardson (ENG), Radoslav Petrović (YUG)
* 11 June 17:30
* Boxscore
| Israel | 97–87 | Romania |
| Scoring by half: 49–43, 48–44 |||
| Pts: Jamchi 44 | | Pts: Niculescu 20 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens Referees: Maurizio Martolini (ITA), Peter George (FRG)
* 13 June 17:30
* Boxscore
| France | 94–80 | Netherlands |
| Scoring by half: 43–53, 51–27 |||
| Pts: Ostrowski 25 | | Pts: Kuipers 27 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens Referees: Paul Housman (USA), Maurizio Martolini (ITA)

## Awards

* 1987 FIBA EuroBasket champions
* Greece 1st title
* 1987 FIBA EuroBasket MVP: Nikos Galis ( Greece)
* All-Tournament Team
* Šarūnas Marčiulionis
* Nikos Galis (MVP)
* Alexander Volkov
* Andrés Jiménez
* Panagiotis Fasoulas

## Final standings

* Qualified for the 1988 European Olympic Qualifying Tournament
| Rank | Team | Record |
| | Greece | 6–2 |
| | Soviet Union | 7–1 |
| | Yugoslavia | 5–3 |
| 4 | Spain | 4–4 |
| 5 | Italy | 7–1 |
| 6 | West Germany | 4–4 |
| 7 | Poland | 4–4 |
| 8 | Czechoslovakia | 2–6 |
| 9 | France | 3–4 |
| 10 | Netherlands | 2–5 |
| 11 | Israel | 2–5 |
| 12 | Romania | 0–7 |
| | | | 4th |
| Greece Nikos Galis Nikos Stavropoulos Panagiotis Giannakis Argiris Kambouris Nikos Linardos Panagiotis Karatzas Michalis Romanidis Nikos Filippou Liveris Andritsos Panagiotis Fasoulas Memos Ioannou Fanis Christodoulou | Soviet Union Alexander Volkov Heino Enden Sergei Tarakanov Valdemaras Chomičius Sergei Babenko Valeri Tikhonenko Valdis Valters Vladimir Tkachenko Šarūnas Marčiulionis Sergejus Jovaiša Viktor Pankrashkin Valery Goborov | Yugoslavia Dražen Petrović Aleksandar Petrović Aleksandar Đorđević Toni Kukoč Žarko Paspalj Goran Grbović Zoran Radović Stojko Vranković Ratko Radovanović Vlade Divac Dino Rađa Danko Cvjetićanin | Spain Jordi Villacampa Francisco Zapata Cándido Sibilio Josep María Margall Andrés Jiménez Fernando Romay José Antonio Montero Fernando Arcega Ignacio Solozábal Ferrán Martínez José Ángel Arcega Juan Antonio San Epifanio |